Ancient Text Manuscripts

Pages from ancient manuscripts featuring Latin text, structured layout, and decorative details typical of medieval scripts.

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CODICE DE ABELLO-PRAGMATICA. Location: ARCHIVO HISTORICO. Palma. MALLORCA. SPAIN.

LIBRO DE LOS CABALLEROS DE LA ORDEN DE SANTIAGO - 1361 - FOLIO 15 V. Location: ARCHIVO MUNICIPAL. BURGOS. SPAIN.

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Chronicle of the Thietmar of Merseburg

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fol. 347r, Bavaria, Germany, 1402

MS B.R.20- CANTIGA STA MARIA Nº383-F38V-TEXTO-ESTROFA EN VERSO GALAICO PORTUGUES- S XIII. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA.

fol. 196r, Bavaria, Germany, 1402

Opening of text with 5-line initial with puzzle design, rubric, and 3-line initial. Ex libris of J.B.P.H. Caque. Quire letter and foliation in lower margin.. 1447. Cicero, Marcus Tullius. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

fol. 235v, Bavaria, Germany, 1402

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Fuero of Madrid : a royal privilege punished by Alfonso VIII in 1202. 13th century. Madrid, Town house. Location: AYUNTAMIENTO-ANTIGUO. MADRID. SPAIN.

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Folio 303r from Bavaria, Germany, created in 1402

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Text Page; Lorsch, Germany; about 826 - 838; Tempera colors on parchment; Leaf: 31.6 x 24 cm (12 7,16 x 9 7,16 in.)

Pseudo Ibn Sarabiyun (9th10th century), Liber aggreagatus de medicinis simplicibus (Synthesis on simple medicines). Known as Serapion, Ibn Sarabiyun was credited with the writing of a large treatise on materia medica. The original Arabic text seems to be lost. Only the Latin translation survives.

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BTO D FERNANDO Y DNA SANCHA F 194V SIG 14-1. Author: BEATO DE LIEBANA. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

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MTI1 - CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº4 - F9R - GLOSA CASTELLANA - F2R - TEXTO - ESTROFA EN VERSO GALAICO PORTUGUES - SIGLO XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

MTI1 - CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº42 - F61R - TEXTO-ESTROFA EN VERSO GALAICO PORTUGUES - SIGLO XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

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Illuminated page from a medieval Laudario (laud book), Italy 15th Century.

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Hand 2, different styles of initials.. 1400 - 1499. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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A collection of medical receipts in Italian, against plague

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LIBER MISTICUS - SIGLO XII - MS 10110 - ESCRITURA VISIGOTICA. Author: JUANEZ FERNANDO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

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VIDA DE STO DOMINGO DE SILOS FOL1. Author: BERCEO GONZALO. Location: ACADEMIA DE LA HISTORIA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Folio 349r, Bavaria, Germany, created in 1402

Text Page. Date/Period: 1475. Folio. Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment. Height: 363 mm (14.29 in); Width: 262 mm (10.31 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

OBRAS DE SAN AGUSTIN Y OTROS - SIGLO XII/XIII - MS105 F110V - CODICE PATRISTICO. Location: BIBLIOTECA PUBLICA. TARRAGONA. SPAIN.

Folio 134v, Bavaria, Germany, created in 1402

Folio 308r from Bavaria, Germany, created in 1402

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Decorated Text Page. Date/Period: Ca. 1410. Folio. Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink on parchment. Height: 279 mm (10.98 in); Width: 206 mm (8.11 in). Author: Fiore Furlan dei Liberi da Premariacco.

fol. 184v, Bavaria, Germany, 1402

Historiated Initial P: Dachon Thoas and the Dragon of Arcadia; Historiated Initial E: Two animals: a dog and a fox;. Master of the Geneva Boccaccio, illuminator (French, active about 1445 - 1470) about 1465-1470

fol. 301r, Bavaria, Germany, 1402

MS B.R.20- CANTIGA STA MARIA Nº253-F36V-TEXTO-ESTROFA EN VERSO GALAICO PORTUGUES- S XIII. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA.

A Man Sowing Wheat; Zodiacal Sign of Scorpio; Master of the Brussels Initials (Italian, active about 1389 - 1410); Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; between 1389 and 1404; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 33 x 24 cm (13 x 9 7,16 in.)

Initial C: Gillion's Son Gerard Kneeling before King Morgan of the Slavs.

Bifolia from a Vita Sanctorum, or Lives of the Saints. Italian (Tuscany). Date: 1140-1160. Dimensions: 325 x 224 mm (sheet, folded). Manuscript cutting with tempera decorations and gothica textualis primitiva inscriptions in brownish-black ink, on parchment. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

PRIMER VOCABULARIO EN LATIN Y ROMANCE/ PAGINA/ SXV/ MANDADO HACER POR ISABEL LA CATOLICA. Author: ALFONSO DE PALENCIA (1423-1495). Location: ACADEMIA DE LA LENGUA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

fol. 131r, Bavaria, Germany, 1402

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fol. 84r, Bavaria, Germany, 1402

Chronicle of the Thietmar of Merseburg

LIBRO DE PROVERBIOS DEL REY SALOMON. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Large gold initial with white vinestem on blue field. Opening of "De conjuratione Catiline", with rustic capitals.. 1400 - 1499. Sallust, 86 B.C.-34 B.C.. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Catiline, approximately 108 B.C.-62 B.C., Initials

Roger of Salerno (ca. 1170), Practica (Practice). The Practica, such as that by Roger, were collections of treatments, very often based on the daily experience of physicians.

Text Page. Date/Period: Ca. 1470 - 1475. Folio. Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment. Height: 432 mm (17 in); Width: 330 mm (12.99 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

MTI1 - CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº 0 - F4R - TEXTO - ESTROFA EN VERSO GALAICO PORTUGUES - SIGLO XIII. Author: ALFONSO X OF CASTILE. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION, SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL, MADRID, SPAIN.

MTI1 - CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº35 - F52R - TEXTO -ESTROFA EN VERSO GALAICO PORTUGUES - SIGLO XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

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Folio 310v from a manuscript created in Bavaria, Germany, in 1402

Bifolia from a Vita Sanctorum, or Lives of the Saints 1140-1160 Italy. Manuscript cutting with tempera decorations and gothica textualis primitiva inscriptions in brownish-black ink, on parchment .

fol. 167v, Bavaria, Germany, 1402

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Folio f 120r. Codex Madrid I (Ms. 8937) "Treaty of statics and mechanics", 192 folios with 384 pages. Internal format: 215 x 145 mm. MATHEMATICS. APPLIED MECHANICS (COMPONENTS). UNITS OF WEIGHT AND MEASURES. PRINCIPLES OF MECHANICS, CINEMATICS, DYNAMICS. Museum: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA, MADRID. Author: LEONARDO DA VINCI.

Text Page; Lorsch, Germany; about 826 - 838; Tempera colors on parchment; Leaf: Leaf: 31.6 x 24 cm (12 7,16 x 9 7,16 in.)

Decorated Initial B; Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany; about 1030 - 1040; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.2 x 16 cm (9 1,8 x 6 5,16 in.)

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Folio 258r from Bavaria, Germany, created in 1402

MS L-III-18-PRONOSTICORUM YPOCRATIS.FOL 38.PRINCIPIO LIBRO. Author: HIPOCRATES DE KOSS (460 AC-377 AC). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Explicit of text. Master of Johannes Gielemans. 1440 - 1460. Boethius, -524. text. Manuscripts, Illuminations. Spencer Collection

fol. 212v, Bavaria, Germany, 1402

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